Associations of within-individual changes in working conditions, health behaviour and BMI with work ability and self-rated health: a fixed effects analysis among Dutch workers

Objectives: This study assessed the associations of (1) within-individual improvements and (2) within-individual deteriorations in working conditions, health behaviour and body mass index (BMI) with changes in work ability and self-rated health among workers. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: The Netherlands. Participants: Persons in...

Identification and management of psychosocial problems among toddlers by preventive child health care professionals

Background: Objective of this study was to assess the degree to which preventive child health professionals (CHPs) identify and act upon psychosocial problems among young toddlers in the general population and to determine the concordance with parent-reported behavioural and emotional problems. Also, associations of psychosocial problems with...

Jgz-richtlijn: 'Signalering van en verwijscriteria bij kleine lichaamslengte' [Guideline for preventive child health care: 'Detection and referral criteria in short stature']

The main goal of this guideline for preventive child health care (PCHC) is to improve early detection of disorders that induce short stature. Based on research, evidence-based referral criteria for children aged 0-10 years with a short stature were formulated. These criteria are important for all professionals working with children, such as PCHC...

Women's motives for not participating in preconception counseling: Qualitative study

Aims: Information about risk factors and preventive measures given before conception is estimated to prevent 15-35% of adverse pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to identify women's motives for not responding to an invitation for preconception counseling (PCC) from their general practitioner. Methods: A purposive sample of 11 women who did not respond...

Referral patterns between the child health care, general practitioners and secondary health care: A prospective descriptive study in the Netherlands

Background: In the Netherlands, preventive child health service (CHS) screening plays an important role in the early detection of congenital, developmental, physical, and mental disorders. Objective: To obtain insight into the referral patterns of children from CHS to general practitioners and from general practitioners to medical specialists....

Psychosocial problems among immigrant and non-immigrant children: Ethnicity plays a role in their occurrence and identification

Background This study aims to examine a) the prevalence of psychosocial problems and b) the association between parent-reported problems and the identification by doctors and nurses (child health professionals, CHP) working in preventive child health care, among immigrant and non-immigrant children. Methods CHPs examined 4,098 children aged 5...

Risk of hip fracture in protected and unprotected falls in nursing homes in Norway

Objectives: To compare the probability of hip fracture in protected and unprotected falls in a real world setting in nursing homes. Design: Observational study. Setting: Seventeen nursing homes (965 beds) in Norway. Subjects: All residents in the nursing homes with at least one fall during the intervention period. Intervention: Hip protectors...

Identification and management of psychosocial problems by preventive child health care

Objectives: To assess the degree to which physicians and nurses working in preventive child health care (child health professionals [CHPs]) identify and manage psychosocial problems in children, and to determine its association with parent-reported behavioral and emotional problems, sociodemographic factors, and general and mental health history...

Afgenomen vroege sterfte door diabetes mellites type I bij 0-19 jarigen in Nederland [Decreased early mortality from type I diabetes mellitus in age group 0-19 years in the Netherlands]

Objective. To determine the mortality of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the age group of 0-19 year over the period 1988-1990 and to compare these data with those of ten years ago. Design. Retrospective. Setting. The Netherlands. Method. The number of deaths was obtained by using the data of the death certificate registers of the Central...

Preventieve en curatieve gezondheidszorg voor kinderen: een wisselwerking [Preventive and curative health care for children : An interaction]

Quality and effectiveness of occupational health services evaluated by the providers

In a debate on the desired occupational health service in The Netherlands all parties involved seemed to be rather unsatisfied with the current practice. Therefore a study was set out on the quality of the service to 51 client organizations as seen by the parties involved. In the first phase the viewpoint of the occupational health teams was...

Vaccinatie tegen bof succesvol [A successful vaccine against mumps]

Preventieve gezondheidszorg in de toekomst: overheidstaak of marktwerking? [Preventive health care in the future: A task for the government or the effect of marketing?}

Controversen in de preventieve gezondheidszorg III de jeugdgezondheidszorg [Controversies in preventive health care III Child health care]